01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 28 August 2025
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Impress CIO, 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.independentmediatrust.org/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Impress CIO promotes high standards of ethical journalism and news publishing for the public benefit, protecting freedom of expression, diversity of opinion, human rights and privacy. Our vision is an empowered public through a trusted, independent and resilient information ecosystem, strengthening journalistic standards, accountability and critical engagement with news to rebuild public trust.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 115
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- IMPRESS CIO
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2025-08-28T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 28 Aug 2025
- Charitable Objects
- (1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO (THE 'OBJECTS') ARE TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HIGH STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT AND BEST PRACTICE IN JOURNALISM AND IN THE EDITING AND PUBLICATION OF NEWS IN THE PRINT AND OTHER MEDIA, HAVING REGARD TO THE NEED TO ACT WITHIN THE LAW AND TO PROTECT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, DIVERSITY OF OPINION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESPECT FOR THE PERSONAL PRIVACY OF INDIVIDUALS. (2) NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures